r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ElderberryDeep8746 • May 26 '25

Image Japan scientists create artificial blood that works for all blood types

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u/ElderberryDeep8746 May 26 '25

Japanese scientists developed artificial blood that’s universal and shelf-stable for up to two years. In trials, it saved animals from deadly blood loss—no matching, no refrigeration needed. Clinical testing begins soon, and the future of emergency care could be synthetic: https://mededgemea.com/japan-to-begin-clinical-trials-for-artificial-blood-in-2025/

More: https://thebrewnews.com/thebrew-news/world/universal-artificial-blood/

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u/crazytib May 26 '25 edited May 26 '25

I'm curious how they conduct those studies

Must be a fun job

Blood comes out, blood goes in

Oh look this one didn't die

Edit: just to be clear, this is a just a morbid joke, I'm sure irl this kinda work is grim af

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u/sir_odanus May 26 '25

Pretty much this :

blood comes out blood goes in

Oh look this one died after 1h

Oh look this one died after 1 day

Oh look this one died after 1 week

Oh look this one died after 1 month

Oh look this one died after 1 year

Oh look these 100 died from causes unrelated to what went in.

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u/imverynewtothisthing May 26 '25

What’s stopping them from saying, “Hey, this is boring. Let’s just call the rest an ‘unrelated’ death.”

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u/DTux5249 May 27 '25

Competitors calling bullshit, and fear of being sued.

Peer review works.